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Unemployment rate plunged to 2.9% in November 2025, reaching its lowest level in 11 years. Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim quickly claimed the credit in January 2026, attributing the milestone to his Madani Government’s so-called economic reforms. Today, with Johor state election at high gear, Deput
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Ever wonder why Najib Razak’s lawyer - Muhammad Shafee Abdullah – has suddenly gone silent over a royal pardon and house arrest? Shafee, who had whined, cried, and bitched till foaming at the mouth about the government’s obstruction of a purported "addendum order" by the previous King allowin
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While Malaysia's multi-coalition Unity Government remains intact at the federal level, the United Malays National Organization (UMNO), a governing partner, is waging selective wars in its strongholds that are threatening to expose the fragility and weakness of Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s admin
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You don’t actually have to win your match to reach the knockout stage at the FIFA World Cup. At a time when Asian soccer giant South Korea failed to make it, a tiny island with the same population as Maldives but few people knew existed stunningly made it through – without winning a single matc
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UMNO-led Barisan Nasional (BN) may have miscalculated when Johor Chief Minister Onn Hafiz Ghazi arrogantly declared war on Pakatan Harapan (PH). Not only he announced that BN will “go solo”, will contest all 56 seats in the next Johor state election, and will leave no space for cooperation or n
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On May 1, 2026, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) – under Executive Order (E.O.) 13902 - designated three Iranian foreign currency exchange houses and their associated front companies as part of Economic Fury and Treasury’s ongoing efforts to disrup
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One of the easiest gimmicks to scam voters to win elections is to create problems and then pretend to solve them, and voila, people would burst into tears in appreciation and gratitude. Taking away something before giving it back has been one of the oldest tricks used by many parents to handle misb
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What goes around comes around - meaning your actions, whether good or bad, will eventually have consequences that return to you. When politicians from Bersatu, Barisan Nasional, PAS, and a splinter faction of PKR met at the Sheraton Hotel on February 23, 2020, all eyes were on Muhyiddin Yassin and
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Among the 40 DAP Members of Parliament, Hannah Yeoh arguably is the most rewarded lawmaker. Not only Asia Mobility Technologies Sdn Bhd, owned by her husband, was awarded the Selangor's Demand-Responsive Transit (DRT) controversial billion-ringgit project, but she also received a promotion as the F
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President Donald Trump has said a deal to end fighting between the U.S. and Iran is scheduled to be signed on Sunday (June 14), despite Iran casting doubt on the timing. On Saturday, Pakistan, a key mediator, also said the deal was "likely expected" to be finalized within 24 hours and they were "pr
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March 25th, 2007 by financetwitter
Portugal was set to return Macao to China control after more than 440 years of colonial rule in 1999 but before the China could do so, rival gangs fought for control of the V.I.P rooms. Even official working for Stanley was murdered and a senior Portuguese official who tried to calm thing down was s [...]
March 25th, 2007 by financetwitter
In the shape of a soaring lotus flower, the new Grand Lisboa opened recently is the crown jewel of a casino empire controlled by Stanley Ho, the 85-year old billionaire who had held the “Asia’s Las Vegas”, Macau’s (Macao) only gambling license for 40 years. The opening of Grand Lisboa attrac [...]
March 24th, 2007 by financetwitter
During an interview with CNBC late Friday, Malaysian Prime Minister was quated as saying that the brand name “Proton” will not be wiped out amid negotiations on a possible merger with foreign partners. Abdullah stressed “We cannot decide to forget the name Proton and to allow it to disappear � [...]
March 23rd, 2007 by financetwitter
So, the Malaysian government has finally abolished the real property gains tax (RPGT) in the current not so robust economy. A big applause to them, not that they have any other choice if one was to look at the sluggish property market. This will definitely bring cheers to the industry players and lo [...]
March 22nd, 2007 by financetwitter
Malaysia's smallest mobile phone firm, DIGI.com Berhad (KLSE: DIGI, stock-code 6947) feels its balance sheet is under-geared and a capital repayment could be one way to restructure it, Chief Executive Morten Lundal said today. "Right now, we have too much cash and too little debt … Our balance she [...]
March 22nd, 2007 by financetwitter
The fund managers who were attending the “Invest Malaysia 2007” conference, which opened in Kuala Lumpur yesterday, hope to see more transparency and consistency in results, especially from the blue-chip companies.Simon Chan, investment director of the Hong Kong- based BNP Paribas Asset Manageme [...]
March 22nd, 2007 by financetwitter
The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady on Wednesday and raised the possibility they could be cut in the months ahead, igniting a rally on Wall Street where investors are thirsting for a reduction. Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke and his central bank colleagues left an important interest rate uncha [...]
March 21st, 2007 by financetwitter
Bernama reported that a total of RM 23.66 billion (USD 6.7 Billion) has been collected by 19 Malaysian highway concessionaires since the introduction of the highway privatization concept until 2006. The mind-boggling amount of money collected including the Penang bridge and the Malaysia-Singapore Se [...]
March 21st, 2007 by financetwitter
What is the first thing you learn once you decided to anchor yourself in the territory of “Technical Analysis” study? What do most of the presenters teach you during one of those “free” stock-investing seminar – with the intention of getting you enroll into their courses ultimately? It’s [...]
March 20th, 2007 by financetwitter
Malaysians are waiting for a piece of rumor to become a fact soon. The expectations are running high. And it should become a reality soon judging from the win-win situation that it potentially brings to both the country’s economy as well as the investors. It’s none other than the expectation of [...]
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